'We promised, we delivered': Punjab govt waives pending water, power bills
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The Punjab Cabinet also decided to reduce water usage charges to Rs 50 per month for domestic connections of all categories having plot size above 125 square yards in municipal councils and Nagar Panchayats and Municipal Corporations.
Chandigarh: Ahead of the crucial Punjab Assembly polls, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi-led government has decided to waive arrears of water supply charges in urban areas and pending electricity bills of rural water supply schemes in villages.
The decision that will put a financial burden of about Rs 1,800 crore on the state, was taken in a Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday.
“We are waiving water bill arrears of Rs 700 crore of all cities," the Chief Minister said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting here. Later, in a tweet, the Chief Minister said that his government has delivered its promise of waiving unpaid electricity payments of the people of Punjab.
